Matthew Duchene is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
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32 Facts About Matt Duchene
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Matt Duchene has previously played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, and Columbus Blue Jackets.
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In 2006, Matt Duchene verbally stated he was interested in college hockey in the United States and verbally committed to playing in the NCAA.
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Matt Duchene recorded his first career NHL point in his Avalanche debut on 1 October 2009, against the San Jose Sharks with an assist on a powerplay goal by John-Michael Liles.
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The following day, it was announced that Matt Duchene would spend the entire season with the Avalanche instead of being reassigned to the Battalion.
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Matt Duchene was selected as the NHL Rookie of the Month for December 2009 after scoring 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points in 14 games.
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Matt Duchene finished his rookie season third on the Avalanche in scoring with 55 points, and second in goals with 24.
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Matt Duchene added three assists in six playoff games as the Avalanche were eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in the opening round.
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On 15 November 2010, Matt Duchene got into his first-career fight, facing St Louis Blues' forward Vladimir Sobotka.
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However, Matt Duchene's attempt was turned away by Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.
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Matt Duchene finished the season with 67 points and became the youngest player in Avalanche history to lead the team in scoring.
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Matt Duchene was given a standing ovation after the game and finished with four goals and 14 points in 19 games.
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The following day, on 9 December 2012, Duchene continued to remain in Europe to sign a one-month contract, with the option for the remainder of the lock-out, with HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A He appeared in four games, scoring five points over the next month with Ambri, whose roster was limited by a Spengler Cup selection.
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Matt Duchene went on to lead the team in assists, points and tied Ryan O'Reilly in game-winning goals, with six.
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Matt Duchene missed the Avalanche's first five 2014 playoff games as a result of the injury, but came back to play Games 6 and 7, registering three assists.
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On 5 November 2017, Matt Duchene was pulled mid-game in a contest against the New York Islanders and traded to the Ottawa Senators as the Avalanche made a three-team trade with Ottawa and the Nashville Predators.
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On 29 October 2018, Matt Duchene was one of multiple Senators players caught on tape in an Uber disparaging their then-assistant coach, Martin Raymond.
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On 22 February 2019, Matt Duchene was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for prospects Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, and conditional first-round draft picks in 2019 and 2020.
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Matt Duchene finished the season with 4 goals and 8 assists in 23 games.
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Matt Duchene finished the playoffs with five goals and five assists in ten games.
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On 1 July 2019, Matt Duchene signed a seven-year, $56-million contract with the Nashville Predators, worth an annual average of $8 million.
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Matt Duchene made his international debut at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
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Matt Duchene scored ten points in six games to help Team Ontario to a gold medal.
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Matt Duchene was again added to Canada's World Championship team for the 2011 edition of the tournament following the Avalanche's failure to make the 2011 playoffs.
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Matt Duchene was unable to repeat his point scoring performance from the previous year, going scoreless in seven games as Canada finished in fifth place.
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In four games, Matt Duchene scored five points and was selected as the centre to the All-Star Team in helping his nation win the Spengler Cup for the first time since 2007.
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On 7 January 2014, Matt Duchene was named to the Canadian roster for participation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Matt Duchene is a committed Christian and is featured on the Breakaway Hockey New Testament by Hockey Ministries International.
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Matt Duchene is the nephew of Vancouver Canucks assistant coach Newell Brown.
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Matt Duchene was a die-hard Avalanche fan growing up and had jerseys for Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy, his former general manager and head coach, respectively, with Colorado.
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